A 23-year-old mother has been charged after her then-13-month-old baby was found with serious injuries, lying in the middle of a parking lot unattended.

Talia Nichelle Lumpkin was arrested and charged with endangering a child after her daughter was taken to the emergency room on July 5, according to a charging document from Harris County District Court.

The child's aunt found her 13-month-old niece lying on the road with multiple abrasions on her arms, legs and back, she told investigators. She immediately took the child to the emergency room at the East Houston Regional Medical Center. She told investigators is appeared the child had been hit by a car.

A doctor at the hospital said the baby had three rib fractures and several contusions, seemingly from a blow to the chest. The doctor concluded that the injuries were likely due to a fall on the child's right side.

The child's mother Lumpkin arrived at the hospital and told authorities her daughter had fallen on the playground equipment at their apartment complex, the complaint states. The hospital officials did not believe the explanation was consistent with the child's injuries.

On October 11, investigators inspected the playground area and discovered it is constructed of wood and surrounded by sand. They also did not believe the mother's story was consistent.

The child's aunt who had initially found the child admitted to investigators in October that her sister had asked everyone to lie about how the child was injured. She told investigators that the child was left alone, wandering in a parking lot. She said her sister stayed behind when she took the child to the hospital that day because she had "open warrants."